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Meltdown · 03-26-2016, 07:33 PM

I bought a Corvette shortly after I turned 35. Drove it for a year & sold it. Hated that car.

Spent the next decade driving a perfectly respectable, but utterly boring, Lexus ES330.

2 weeks after my 45th birthday, I bought the Camaro. My wife, bless her heart, didn't bat an eyelash when I came home with it. :-)

Chevy Runs Deep · 03-26-2016, 08:23 PM

Ha Ha, was 34 when I bought mine so I guess so! Spent a decade driving various trucks, but I'm alone in them 90% of the time and it felt like a waste. I have access to trucks whenever I need to haul so wife one day says "get what you want, but no 2 seater (kids)." Really tried to sell her on a grand sport but no dice. Always loved the 5th gen too so here we are lol. I drive plenty of fast cars at work and various friends and family but it's so much more fun commuting back and forth in my own. Never to old

wrtowman · 03-26-2016, 08:40 PM

My 2 personal favorites...

"cant hide money" and "must be nice"

Im 41 with a wife of 42 and have raised 4 kids. We drove a minivan and a Suburban because it was practical. So when we bought a Charger last year and a Camaro this year you would think the universe was about to explode the way people were acting.

Ya damn right its nice.

HogsFan75 · 03-26-2016, 10:30 PM

Turned 40 in September. Bought my 15 1LE in February of this year. Yes, for me it was kind of a mid life crisis move.

I had many cars when I was younger. Mostly 68-72 novas. My wife and I got married when I was 29, and by 31 we had 2 kids and I panicked and got out of the car game completely. I drove mostly boring company cars fora few years, then I got into offroading for a minute, then had a WRX but still had the itch for some modern American muscle so I bit the bullet and bought one.

Kendall421 · 03-26-2016, 10:37 PM

When I bought my 1LE in 2014 at 47 everyone said it was a midlife crisis car! I said...ah, no. I bought my first Camaro in 1986 at 19! Still have it! Raced dirt Late Model Racecars for 23 years and shelfed the Camaro passion. But sold the race team in 2013 and went back to my Camaro passion.

So for me it is a "life crisis"!

Jacokyla · 03-27-2016, 02:09 PM

Bought mine at 52. Have had a few cars through the years. It is by far my favorite car!

Stormcloak · 03-27-2016, 02:12 PM

If 35 is mid-life, I can't imagine what folks think of 46.

Oh, that's right... I don't give a shit what anyone else thinks.

richm · 03-27-2016, 07:59 PM

I can kind of related to what samman11 commented on a few weeks ago. I'm 52 and have always wanted to have a Camaro ever since I was 16, but I could never really afford one when I was younger and it wasn't really practical either. Now I'm 52 and looking for a 2015 or 2016 Camaro convertible for a 2nd car for fun summer days. I haven't taken a vacation (other than a staycation) in over 25 years and really don't spend much money on much else other than some musical instruments for my hobby.

I'm at the point in my life where the car would only cost me 2 or 3 percent of my net worth now, yet my wife is still dead set against me getting that car. Perhaps it's a bit of a mid-life crises sort of thing in that I realize that I can now afford to have something that I've wanted all my life. Instead of buying a sports car, I could be doing a lot worse things such as trading in my wife for someone a lot younger. Frustrating...

Daxal84 · 03-27-2016, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Z28 HLR

I was 30 when I lost my father. Realizing you are mortal is hard to face. Bought planes, Vipers, etc. Mid-life crisis??? I don't know, maybe. Now, I tend to look at things differently. If you can afford it and won't put your family in any hardship, why the hell not?? You can't take it with you, so have fun - The pursuit of happiness.

I feel the same way. My father passed suddenly 60 when I saw 28. Life is to short to not own a racecar. He always wanted a camaro so part of the reason i got one was in his memory.

Ps sorry for your loss. I know it's not easy losing a parent so young.

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songsj · 03-28-2016, 01:16 AM

I've had Camaro's or Firebirds most of my adult life, Just bought a new 2015 2SS/RS in January, I'll be 60 in August, My nephew said, are you going through a mid life crisis, I told him "Don't I wish" " I'm way too old for a mid life crisis".

yinbu · 03-28-2016, 12:56 PM

No it is more like a big fat "F" you to the beouch that refused you one for fifteen years.

Jim J · 03-28-2016, 01:55 PM

46 for me. A favorite quote i heard on American Pickers," Life is to short to drive boring cars!"

theragtopguy · 03-28-2016, 03:01 PM

I dunno about a midlife crisis. Maybe an old guy crisis in my case......bought my first Camaro 2LT convertible at 58, now I have my Green Flash at the young age of 61!!!

LOL

03-26-2016, 08:23 PM	#128
Chevy Runs Deep Drives: 2015 BLK 1SS LS3 M6 NPP Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Atlanta Posts: 212	Ha Ha, was 34 when I bought mine so I guess so! Spent a decade driving various trucks, but I'm alone in them 90% of the time and it felt like a waste. I have access to trucks whenever I need to haul so wife one day says "get what you want, but no 2 seater (kids)." Really tried to sell her on a grand sport but no dice. Always loved the 5th gen too so here we are lol. I drive plenty of fast cars at work and various friends and family but it's so much more fun commuting back and forth in my own. Never to old __________________ 2015 BLK/BLK 1SS LS3 M6, NPP, NAV, Tint 2017 GMC Acadia 1983 Monte Carlo 5.3 LS Swap

03-26-2016, 10:37 PM	#131
Kendall421 Drives: 1969 Z28, 1982 Z28, 2014 SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 886	When I bought my 1LE in 2014 at 47 everyone said it was a midlife crisis car! I said...ah, no. I bought my first Camaro in 1986 at 19! Still have it! Raced dirt Late Model Racecars for 23 years and shelfed the Camaro passion. But sold the race team in 2013 and went back to my Camaro passion. So for me it is a "life crisis"! Attached Images

03-28-2016, 03:01 PM	#139
theragtopguy Lifetime Philly Fan Drives: 2015 Spring Edition 2SS M-6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Central Florida Posts: 1,862 View My Garage	I dunno about a midlife crisis. Maybe an old guy crisis in my case......bought my first Camaro 2LT convertible at 58, now I have my Green Flash at the young age of 61!!! LOL __________________ 2015 Green Flash, Delivered 4/10/15 CAI, NPP Exhaust, Short-throw shifter BBK LT HEADERS 1 7/8” Tune by DynoSteve via SCTx4 Tuner One of 82 GF Ragtops built in '15 out of 811 Total [/SIZE]

03-26-2016, 07:33 PM	#127
Meltdown Abort, Retry, Fail? Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Southeast Posts: 8	I bought a Corvette shortly after I turned 35. Drove it for a year & sold it. Hated that car. Spent the next decade driving a perfectly respectable, but utterly boring, Lexus ES330. 2 weeks after my 45th birthday, I bought the Camaro. My wife, bless her heart, didn't bat an eyelash when I came home with it. :-)

03-26-2016, 08:40 PM	#129
wrtowman Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Warner Robins Ga Posts: 778	My 2 personal favorites... "cant hide money" and "must be nice" Im 41 with a wife of 42 and have raised 4 kids. We drove a minivan and a Suburban because it was practical. So when we bought a Charger last year and a Camaro this year you would think the universe was about to explode the way people were acting. Ya damn right its nice.

03-26-2016, 10:30 PM	#130
HogsFan75 Drives: 2015 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 334	Turned 40 in September. Bought my 15 1LE in February of this year. Yes, for me it was kind of a mid life crisis move. I had many cars when I was younger. Mostly 68-72 novas. My wife and I got married when I was 29, and by 31 we had 2 kids and I panicked and got out of the car game completely. I drove mostly boring company cars fora few years, then I got into offroading for a minute, then had a WRX but still had the itch for some modern American muscle so I bit the bullet and bought one.

03-27-2016, 02:09 PM	#132
Jacokyla Drives: 2011 SS Super Charged 636RWHP Meth Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Midland Texas Posts: 57	Bought mine at 52. Have had a few cars through the years. It is by far my favorite car!

03-27-2016, 02:12 PM	#133
Stormcloak slower than you Drives: 2012 C6 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: NY Posts: 668 View My Garage	If 35 is mid-life, I can't imagine what folks think of 46. Oh, that's right... I don't give a shit what anyone else thinks.

03-27-2016, 07:59 PM	#134
richm Drives: 2016 Camaro Turbo4 RS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 65	I can kind of related to what samman11 commented on a few weeks ago. I'm 52 and have always wanted to have a Camaro ever since I was 16, but I could never really afford one when I was younger and it wasn't really practical either. Now I'm 52 and looking for a 2015 or 2016 Camaro convertible for a 2nd car for fun summer days. I haven't taken a vacation (other than a staycation) in over 25 years and really don't spend much money on much else other than some musical instruments for my hobby. I'm at the point in my life where the car would only cost me 2 or 3 percent of my net worth now, yet my wife is still dead set against me getting that car. Perhaps it's a bit of a mid-life crises sort of thing in that I realize that I can now afford to have something that I've wanted all my life. Instead of buying a sports car, I could be doing a lot worse things such as trading in my wife for someone a lot younger. Frustrating...

03-28-2016, 01:16 AM	#136
songsj Drives: 2015 2SS/RS Summit White Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MPLS Posts: 804	I've had Camaro's or Firebirds most of my adult life, Just bought a new 2015 2SS/RS in January, I'll be 60 in August, My nephew said, are you going through a mid life crisis, I told him "Don't I wish" " I'm way too old for a mid life crisis".

03-28-2016, 12:56 PM	#137
yinbu Drives: ford Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: uk Posts: 4	No it is more like a big fat "F" you to the beouch that refused you one for fifteen years.

03-28-2016, 01:55 PM	#138
Jim J Drives: 2010 ss inferno orange camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 110	46 for me. A favorite quote i heard on American Pickers," Life is to short to drive boring cars!"